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Muslims in New York Still Feel Vulnerable

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Farnaz Fassihi

Updated Sept. 10, 2010 4:58 p.m. ET

New York-based Muslims shopping on the eve of the holiday of Eid al-Fitr said that despite a Florida pastor's move to drop plans to burn the Quran, that and other controversies still left them feeling dismayed and vulnerable.

Hamed Hamed, a 52-year-old Egyptian-American who has lived in the U.S. for more than 30 years, said the controversy over the Quran burning had saddened him and his family.

"We...

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